“Imagine that a police officer witnesses a shooting—a shot of a rifle into a vehicle—and charges the person who was shot at. Isn’t that weird?” According to defense counsel, this…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge granted an extension for the evaluation of homicide defendant Timothy Callanan on March 15 in connection to a plea of not criminally responsible that…
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A 21-year-old Baltimore man previously convicted of a 2018 attempted murder will have his retrial this August following the court’s violation of the defendant’s right to be present for his…
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On March 15, the prosecutor assigned to a 2015 murder case informed a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge that Clifton T. Perkins Hospital needed an extension to perform a competency…
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The attempted homicide trial of Henry Allen was pushed almost four months on March 15 due to the prosecutor’s unavailability. Allen, 26, was scheduled for a jury trial before Baltimore City Circuit…
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A 21-year-old homicide defendant will proceed to trial rather than plead guilty to the first-degree murder of 19-year-old Julian Fruh in 2022. During reception court on March 13, the prosecution…
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A Cumberland man accused of fatally stabbing 63-year-old Keith Bell in September 2022 will undergo a mental health evaluation on March 16 before proceeding in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Defense…
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A 19-year-old woman who is being charged as an adult for a 2022 attempted murder was scheduled for trial in September as counsel awaits to hear whether the case will…
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A bar bouncer will go to trial this July in what defense counsel described as a case of self-defense for the murder of 38-year-old Delaney Simmons last year. According to…
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A 52-year-old man convicted of manslaughter nearly 12 years ago continues making strides in the community as he received praise from a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge on March 15….
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a trial date for 53-year-old Leond Hill for fatally shooting a Maryland Transit Administration bus driver last October. During the defendant’s arraignment on…
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“Nothing will bring Tayshawn back.” On March 14, the aunt of 20-year-old Tayshawn Walker read an impact statement from the victim’s mother as the family gathered for the sentencing of…
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On March 14, a Baltimore man charged as an adult at the age of 16 for first-degree murder appeared for his first status update before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge…
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On March 14, an attempted murder defendant rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M.Phinn. Kinard Smith, represented by an attorney standing in for Brandon Mead,…
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A 71-year-old man’s motion to waive his outstanding probation fees was denied in connection to a murder case dating back nearly five decades. During a motions hearing on March 14,…
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On March 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn rescheduled a trial for a defendant accused of committing a homicide in 2022. During the reception court hearing, the stand-in…
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“I take responsibility for my actions,” said a Baltimore man convicted of a 2019 attempted murder during his violation of probation hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby on…
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“This is a case of misidentification.” At the close of Keonteze Montgomery’s trial on March 13, his defense attorney, Martin Cohen, reminded the jury of the prosecutor’s limited evidence, specifically,…
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“He beats the living baby out of her.” Standing before a 12-person jury, a prosecutor with the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office stressed the seriousness of the case against Rodney…
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On March 14, a Baltimore man convicted of first-degree murder appeared in a motion’s hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby. During Tuesday’s hearing, Edie Fortuna, who…
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On March 14, a prosecutor and defense attorneys for a defendant charged with murder agreed to a joint request for trial postponement before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phin….
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a summer trial date on March 13 for a homicide defendant accused of fatally shooting 33-year-old Jameo McClean in 2021. Jerome Jermey Johnson,…
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On March 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones continued a 32-year-old convicted attempted murder defendant’s motion to modify his sentence hearing due to not being comfortable with…
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Defendant Rodney Harris began jury selection on March 13 for assaulting his pregnant girlfriend and killing their unborn child nearly five years ago. During a brief appearance in reception court,…
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